Where does “sikap” come from?

sikap (Tagalog) comes from Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀, from Old Javanese sikĕp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikəp.

sikap (Tagalog): diligence; zeal

Definitions

  1. diligence; zeal

Ancestry of “sikap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀to grapple
2Old Javanesesikĕp—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sikəp—

Words derived from “sikap”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikəp →Every word from Old Javanese sikĕp →Every word from Javanese ꦱꦶꦏꦼꦥ꧀ →